Alberto Hueyo

Alberto Hueyo (1878-1962) was the Minister of Finance of Argentina from 1932 to 1933 under Agustin P. Justo.

Biography
Alberto Hueyo was born in 1878, and from 1910 to 1911 he was the treasurer of the capital of Buenos Aires. Hueyo served as president of various companies such as the La Plata Gas Company, the Argentine Electricity Company, and the South American Investment Company. In 1932, Agustin P. Justo appointed him as his finance/armament minister, and he placed limits on public spending, although he was partially responsible for establishing the National Highway. His son Santiago was kidnapped and killed by Juan Galiffi, the "Al Capone of Rosario", and the Italian Mafia on 23 October 1932 alongside Abel Ayerza, another youth, shocking Argentina. In 1933, his involvement in the Roca-Runciman Treaty with the United Kingdom led to opposition to him, and he resigned.